Please apply online at the International Office for study abroad. Please note our study places at our partner universities abroad and apply for study abroad in due time. Selection and nomination is done by the International Office. In case of an independent nomination attempt at the partner university, you will be immediately excluded from the application process.

If you are already in your 6th semester at the time of your application, please submit a study plan by mail, listing the courses you would like to take during the semester abroad (except for IB and IM courses).

Places are allocated depending on the availability of exchange places for the period concerned.

The following selection criteria are generally used as a basis for evaluation:

    Academic performance (Bachelor's preliminary examination grade*)
    if applicable, foreign bonus (selection is made by ASTA)
    Language skills (B2 Certificate for English language)

Selection Process Example

You can name up to 6 priorities. If your first choice is already occupied, then wecheck if there are still places for your next choice. If it is not available as well, we will check the next choice and so on.

In the following example you can follow our general selction process. For a more comprehensive explanation we only show 3 priorities. However for 6 priorities the process remains the same

For this example the IQS Barcelona has 1 place/semester and University of Utah 2 (NOTE: real number varies)

In this example student A will get placed with IQS because they have the highest grade. Because there is only 1 seat for IQS student B will receive his second choice, University of Utah. Student C will get placed with Utah as well since there are 2 places available in the semester. Student D will be given his 3rd priority. That is due to the fact that there are no more places available for his 1st and 2nd priority. 

Please first check with your program director which quotas are available in your program. The creditable ECTS must be recorded in a Learning Agreement (does not yet have to be signed by the university coordinator) and confirmed by the program director. In principle, it is expected that a minimum of 24 ECTS in European countries or a minimum of 22 ECTS in non-European countries are taken for credit.

Please apply regularly at the International Office via the online system. If you have received a quota slot, please indicate the partner university and tick the box quota.

Only applicants who have had a prior interview with your program director and have determined the number of ECTS credits they will receive can be accepted.

SELECTION PROCESS

via quotas

Selection is based on contingent places and your program director can confirm your place. You will receive an e-mail from the International Office with the selection result as well as information on how to proceed (enrollment, funding opportunities, etc.).

Please apply online, via our online application form. The procedure is described further down in the text. Please note that you can only apply once per semester.

Only complete applications (incl. English B2 certificate, Bachelor Vorpüfungsnote) that we receive before the application deadline can be considered.

Notes on data protection

Your data will be stored for internal use. An overview of your rights according to DSGVO can be found in our privacy policy.

For the organization of a semester abroad, it is essential to pass on the data, e.g. to the host university or, if applicable, to scholarship providers (DAAD). However, the data will only be stored for the purpose of processing the semester abroad or the scholarship.

By submitting the online form, you agree to the data processing as described.

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Important information for Engineering and Management

Please select as a business engineer at Faculty WING - Business Engineering. This will give you access to all partner universities of the Business School as well as the Faculty of Engineering. Please note that if you choose a partner university of the Business School, you can only take courses at the Business School there.

You can check the available exchange programs here.

Since the new system is still under construction, it may happen that a partner university does not appear in the online application but is available on the exchange program list. If this is the case, please let the International Office know.

Tips and Hints:

Campus Selection:

If a college has multiple campuses, please indicate which campus you would like to go to in the Comments field. Otherwise, you will be assigned to one campus.

Language Requirements:

Please be sure to check that you meet the university's language requirements before applying. Especially in South America and Spain, Spanish proficiency is often a requirement for a semester abroad.

Grade Requirement:

Some universities require a certain GPA. Plesae check before application if you pass the criteria. 

Additional Notes:

When distributing places, requests regarding joint semesters abroad with fellow students cannot be considered.

Exchange suspended:

University of Michigan Flint

California State University Chico

EM Strasbourg Business School

Auburn University

ITAM, Mexico

As of WS24/25, language tests will no longer be offered at the Language Center of the HS Pforzheim.

To apply for a semester abroad at the HS Pforzheim, a B2 certificate is sufficient.

ATTENTION: For many partner universities, a B2 certificate is not sufficient, but an official test (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC etc.) must be submitted. Please check in advance which language certificates are required for your priorities and as soon as you have been accepted for a study place, you must register for the required test immediately!

Here you will find the online form to apply for a semester abroad. Please fill it out including your priorities.

Please make sure you select correct academic year and semester for your semester abroad.

Attention: If you have been selected for a double degree, please do not apply under the link above! The application is done in a separate online form! (see below)

After you have successfully sent the online form, you will receive an e-mail asking you to register in Mobility Online. After you have registered, you will enter your own area, the so-called workflow. Here you have to upload your personal master data as well as the required documents by the respective deadline.

Once you have registered, you can log in to the system at any time to complete your data or view the progress in the workflow.

Login: Mobility Online.

If you have been selected for a double degree in Europe, please register here.

If you have been selected for a double degree outside Europe, please register here.

Once you have submitted the online form, registration is also required (as described in step 2).

Once registered, you can log back into the system at any time to complete your data or view your progress in the workflow.

Logging in Mobility Online.